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Auditor issues clean 2024 opinion for Glendale; staff recommended tweaks on controls
Summary
CliftonLarsonAllen presented a clean (unmodified) opinion on Glendale's 2024 financial statements, noting routine adjustments and a standing recommendation about segregation of duties for a small finance team; ARPA closeout items are near completion.
CliftonLarsonAllen auditor Jake Linnell told the Glendale Common Council that the firm issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the city’s 2024 financial statements, signaling that the statements “are appropriately stated” and reflect the year’s activities.
Linnell said the audit included about 16 proposed adjustments; several were prepared by city staff after the audit work began and others were routine posting-timing items. He said auditors reviewed recent national guidance about compensated absences and evaluated the city’s estimates for other post-employment benefits; no new liabilities were required as a result of the updated guidance.
The auditor also delivered a management letter with minor items and reiterated a standing observation about segregation of duties, noting it is common for municipalities Glendale’s size to have a lean finance team. Council members asked for prioritization guidance; Linnell said some items could be addressed by adjusting timing in the close process, while other segregation-of-duties items may require higher-level planning or resources.
Linnell added that required ARPA (COVID-relief) reporting steps for the city were in the final stages and would be finalized before the end of the month. Council members thanked staff for timely work on the audit.
